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3 years of war, destruction and terror without aim or result 💚🚓 On October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out a surprise attack on southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and capturing more than 250 hostages. The attack demonstrated the failure of Israel's intelligence services, army and government, which ignored warnings from intelligence. Tel Aviv responded with an attempt to resolve the conflict once and for all by methods of genocide: the destruction of the Gaza Strip, the blockade of humanitarian aid, mass killings of civilians, women and children. Under the slogan «destroy Hamas and return the hostages», Israel unleashed aggression against Iran and Lebanon. 😢🔫 The result is complete failure. The hostages were returned over more than two years, and many of them died. Hamas has not been destroyed — it has 25,000–30,000 fighters left, it is rebuilding tunnels and producing rockets. For these «successes» the Palestinians paid a terrible price. In three years, more than 74,000 people have died in Gaza, 82% of buildings have been destroyed, and 2 million Palestinians have become displaced persons. 🇮🇱🇵🇸 Three years of pain, destruction and blood have not brought either side closer to peace. The hostages remained in captivity for years, Hamas has not been defeated, and Gaza has been turned into ruins. The conflict has left behind only wounds that do not heal. If there is a way out, it is certainly not in new strikes and not in a final solution to the Palestinian question by force — that is the path to an endless war of which the right-wing Zionists dream. The way out lies in the creation of a viable Palestinian state with the help of its neighbours and in a responsible policy of Israel itself, which must finally recognize: it was precisely its actions that led to this tragedy. #SOVINTERN_DATE #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇧🇷 Elections in Brazil: A Brief Analysis. Article by SOVINTERN comrade Beatriz Bissio 🇲🇽 A professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a participant in the Bandung Spirit network, a well-known political activist and SOVINTERN comrade from Brazil, has prepared an analysis of the reasons for the disappointing results of the first round of the presidential elections on October 4. 🤩 According to Beatriz Bissio, a Bolsonaro victory in the second round would mean: ⏺ The dismantling of the social protection system; ⏺ Subservience to the US and Israel; ⏺ The sale of the richest subsoil (mineral and fuel resources) to transnational corporations; ⏺ The coming to power of a Brazilian version of the Epstein clan. 📉 Our Brazilian comrade sees the key reasons for the fall in Lula's final result compared to expectations in the unresolved nature of two acute social problems: inflation and organized crime, as well as in the fact that the local left has unlearned how to work with the working man, to speak with him in the same language. 📢 Her call to comrades on the ground is simple: take to the streets to mobilize that 20% who did not turn out to vote for their future, explain to them that if you don't do it, big business will do everything itself. Only you won't like it. This most valuable view of the situation from within can be found on our website. #SOVINTERN_NET #Hub_Latin_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Geniuses are often rejected by society. Mercedes has found a dazzling way to «save» production ‼️ Mercedes-Benz is set to cut labour costs in Germany by €800 million. The scheme is laughably simple: increase working time without extra pay, revise holiday and Christmas payments and give up part of the special bonuses. If it fails to reach agreement with employees, the company is considering closing two German plants. ⚙️ Production in Germany is too expensive, so they propose to work more and receive less. The company presented this brilliant formula for «saving» production with filigree precision as a gift. Against the backdrop of the problems of the entire German auto industry — from Volkswagen to BMW — this already looks like a symptom of the sector's decline. ❗️ The crisis is primarily linked to the growing popularity of the Chinese auto industry and to the reduction of Russian gas supplies, which the German authorities renounced, guided above all by their own ambitions rather than the needs of citizens. Indeed, it is very convenient that those proposed to pay for the accumulated problems are not those who for years took strategic decisions, but ordinary workers, who are offered to work for thanks. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

53 years of a conflict that broke Israeli society and changed Western Asia 🔫🔫 On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria suddenly attacked Israel on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar — Yom Kippur. It was an attempt to reclaim the territories lost in the 1967 Six-Day War, when Israel, intoxicated by a resounding victory, became convinced of its own invincibility. ⚠️📉 Intelligence knew of the impending attack, but the leadership ignored the warnings — just as in 2023. In 1973 Israel lost more than 2,600 soldiers; in 2023, more than 1,200. In both cases society demanded answers from the authorities, and in both cases this led to a political crisis. In Israeli society the war left a broad cultural trauma, in which the people blamed the state and the IDF. The approval rating of the social-democratic prime minister Golda Meir collapsed to a record 21%. Four years later, the right-wing Likud bloc came to power for the first time — five nationalist parties united on a wave of public disillusionment. 🇪🇬🇯🇴 Most importantly, the war broke the illusion that Israel could exist and develop through expansion. Realizing the impossibility of total victory, Tel Aviv made concessions: in 1979 it returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt, in 1994 it signed peace with Jordan. A period arrived when compromise became possible. History does not forgive those who do not learn from the mistakes of the past. 🤩 All the more short-sighted are the aggressive right-wing Zionist politicians who call for the genocide of Palestinians and aggression against neighbours. This has already led to the destruction of Gaza and the annihilation of entire settlements in southern Lebanon. Prime Minister Netanyahu proclaims from the UN podium an irreconcilable belligerent policy, tries to drag more and more neighbours into armed conflict, accusing Qatar and Turkey of anti-Israeli propaganda. Such politicians intend to turn Israel once again into an eternally warring outpost of the United States, driving the country into the very trap from which it tried so hard to escape half a century ago. #SOVINTERN_DATE #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

The Boy Who Cried “Epic Rage”. Oil exports from Western Asia exceeded pre-war figures 🚀🇮🇷 On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched massive strikes on Iran as part of operation «Epic Fury». Washington's goal was the destruction of Iran's nuclear programme and regime change — during the strikes, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed. Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks on US bases in the region and tried to block the Strait of Hormuz, attacking commercial vessels. 🛢📈 Against the backdrop of the shelling of the trade route, a paradox occurs: Western analysts predicted a collapse of supplies, but oil exports from the region not only recovered — they exceeded the pre-war level. According to Kpler, flows reached 19.5–22.5 million barrels per day against the pre-war 18 million. ❗️ The forecasts of catastrophe were based on the Houthis' experience in the Red Sea: back then ships simply went around Africa. But in Hormuz there are almost no alternative routes — and exporters preferred to bear the costs rather than stop the flows. Tankers sail at night, along the Omani coast, with transponders switched off, under US Navy escort. Washington, by unleashing the war with Iran, created restrictions and costs for its own allies and for the entire global energy sector. Inflation, expensive fuel, supply disruptions — that is the price of Trump's adventure. But the economy did not stop: oil flows, trade lives, people work. Peaceful labour and the striving for stability are understandable to workers of all countries, unlike the geopolitical games of the imperialists. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Give them an inch, and they’ll take a mile. Grateful Ukrainians have started scamming money out of the Swiss 🇨🇭 In absolutely carefree and unburdened Switzerland, the Bern authorities and the interdepartmental network NEDIK have suddenly discovered a rise in fraudulent schemes linked to Ukrainian call centres. Just one of the recorded platforms, presumably run from Kiev, caused victims damage of almost $4.5 million. In total, the investigation identified four call centres in Ukraine, whose activities harmed citizens of Switzerland and Germany. ❗️ It is especially symbolic that Ukraine is becoming a source of problems for Europeans who for years have supported it with money and resources. While the Kiev leadership receives yet another aid package at the expense of European citizens, Ukrainians decided to profit from Switzerland to the maximum and turned the country into a base for criminal business. 🚨 Switzerland, accustomed to considering itself an island of safety, is now forced to deal with the consequences of imported chaos. The irony of the situation is that the «solidarity» promised to Europe is beginning to work in reverse: along with Ukrainian refugees, crime has also arrived in Western countries. On the one hand, Europe's residents are being robbed by their own authorities, and on the other, by the Ukrainians themselves. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🧠 Knowledge is the weapon of the proletariat. October 5 — Teacher's Day in Russia 👨‍🏫 The profession of pedagogue is the most important in the formation of entire generations. Precisely what children are taught today will determine how the tomorrow of any people takes shape. 🪶 Socialism has always been a friend of the pedagogue. In Russia it made the ordinary state teacher one of the most respected and protected people in society. This is not only about salary, but about a special status. Even in the most remote villages of the Soviet Union, where the state brought literacy and prospects, the teacher became the most revered member of the community. 📕 Today the teacher in Russia leans left not by chance: the realization of the need for a higher income, for the revival of the teacher's role as a mentor rather than a simple producer of educational services, pedagogues see precisely in the socialists. This also applies to young cadres, whose generation is already beginning to feel upon itself the burdens and privations of the capitalist formation. For progressive forces today, a like-minded teacher is a critically relevant cadre also because he will carry his advanced views on the image of the future to more and more new generations of pupils. 🧣 Only a comprehensively protected school teacher is the guarantee of the development and security of any state. It is no coincidence that, when it comes to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, one often hears that this war was won by the Soviet teacher at the school desk. Those very pioneer-heroes were raised by the first generation of pedagogues of the country of the Soviets. #SOVINTERN_DATE #Moscow_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Trust, but verify. Poland's ex-prime minister demanded from Kiev a report on previously provided aid 🇵🇱 Former Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller demanded that Kiev account for the weapons and billions of euros transferred to Ukraine. «No one asks what happened to the 300 tanks we sent in the first stage. What happened to the heavy equipment, the light equipment? No one asks what happened to the billions of euros we transferred», — Miller stated on Polsat News. The politician also noted that Zelenskyy continues to ask for new aid without providing a public report on the previous one. 🔊 When the journalist directly asked Leszek whether he believed the funds transferred to Ukraine could have been embezzled, Miller answered with utmost clarity: «Of course, everyone knows it». In his view, further aid should be suspended if Poland does not receive a report on where the already transferred money and weapons went. Meanwhile, Germany announced on October 4 a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than €1.3 billion. ❗️ European elites thoughtlessly continue pumping billions into the pockets of Ukrainian officials, without demanding a clear report either for the money or for the transferred weapons. However, open theft of funds no longer surprises anyone. It is also curious that Western governments finance the Kiev regime at the expense of their own citizens, whose social benefits are systematically cut and living conditions worsened. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇧🇷 45 to 47. Lula and Bolsonaro advance to the second round by a narrow margin. ✔️ The first round of Brazil's presidential elections has come to an end. The results did not match any of the authoritative forecasts: the entire machinery of media and political technology came down on Lula da Silva. Even the recent attacks on Catholics, launched by evangelical media from the Bolsonaro camp, the megacorporations managed to turn against Lula. Trying to stand on the broadest possible platform, the unionist president nevertheless suffered defeat. To no small extent, everything that happened is the result of the moderate policy of social democracy, which not infrequently leads the right by the hand to the Olympus of power; however, this can be discussed in more detail after the second round ends. The pattern of elections in Brazil in past years is such that the candidate who wins in the first round also wins in the second. ❔ Although not everything is lost and President Lula can catch up with his competitor, to win he will need to throw all his strength into his team's work over the next three weeks. Moreover, as this round showed, a bet on sovereignty alone is not enough: to mobilize supporters while being a candidate "at the helm", a clear programme for solving the economic crisis and an emphasis on the "nuclear" social base are required. Otherwise, Brazil, the leader of the South American region, will become the largest trump card in the hands of the United States, which benefit from the rightward turn taking place there. 🤩 Only by uniting around their leader in such a dark hour will the people of Brazil ensure their independent development and render a great service to the entire region. A war is not lost as long as the last participant continues to fight. And in Brazil there are tens of millions of them! #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Latin_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

No one will give Lebanon deliverance. Beirut has brought charges against Syrian politicians who operated in Lebanon before the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad 🧑‍⚖️🇱🇧 Lebanon's military court has brought charges against Suleiman Hilal al-Assad, a cousin of Bashar al-Assad, and Ali Zayter, the son of drug trafficker Noa Zayter, in cases of arms trafficking and drug use. Both were detained by the army in the Baalbek area back in mid-September. Judge Claude Ghanem, the government commissioner at the military court, has already sent them official charges. 🚓👱‍♂️ This gesture is not merely a criminal case. For almost thirty years, from 1976 to 2005, Lebanon was under the direct control of Syrian troops, who were initially introduced as «peacekeepers». However, even after the withdrawal of troops in 2005, when the «Cedar Revolution» forced Damascus to leave, political influence persisted — now through «Hezbollah», the armed organization that holds pro-Syrian and pro-Iranian positions. ❗️ The current charges are Beirut's attempt to show independence and, at the same time, weaken «Hezbollah», and above all, to find a new patron. Lebanon is reaching out to France and the US, hoping they will replace the departed Syria. But a change of master does not abolish dependence. Lebanon reaches out to France and the US, but dependence remains dependence. History teaches: genuine independence is achieved not by others' hands, but by one's own struggle. One must rely only on oneself. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Trump Tries to Find a Speck in Xi’s Eye. White House Unhappy with China Talks 🇺🇸🇨🇳 The meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping ended without any flashy headlines about a «deal of the century». The two sides discussed trade, restrictions on fentanyl supplies, artificial intelligence and other contentious issues. Officially, both Washington and Beijing reported a constructive dialogue and expressed readiness to continue cooperation. 📵🎥 Trump, however, was left dissatisfied: the high-profile summit was supposed to become a political success ahead of the elections. Yet the media spectacle turned out to be far more modest than expected. Shortly before the visit, the White House restricted access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, prompting the largest television networks to withdraw from the TV pool in solidarity. As a result, a significant part of the American media did not cover the presidential event. ❗️ Washington is now frantically searching for something to fill the information vacuum. First came the story of a California businessman charged with illegally shipping servers containing more than $300 million worth of American chips to China. Then the US press began discussing a request from the Chinese side to give Xi some time to rest after the many-hour flight. When there is nothing to boast about after the negotiations, all that remains is to look for a speck in someone else’s eye. The main thing is not to notice the plank in one’s own. #SOVINTERN_North_America #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Who is the fairest of them all? Trump seized Maduro after consulting with Grok 🇺🇸📓 According to Time, in December 2025 Donald Trump spent several hours in the White House asking questions to the Grok neural network — including about how Venezuelans would react to the kidnapping of their president. The chatbot assured him: Maduro is a «repressive and extremely unpopular dictator», and the people «will celebrate his fall». Trump called Grok «brilliant» — and on January 3, 2026, gave the order to invade Caracas. 🇮🇷 This is not an isolated case. The Pentagon used Grok to carry out strikes on Iran. The White House under Trump has turned neural networks into a standard decision-making tool — from military operations to assessing its own political legacy. 🤑 The issue is not that technologies are dangerous. The issue is who uses them. The world is not being destroyed by neural networks, but by negative political selection: when people willing to entrust the fate of countries to a chatbot reach the pinnacle of power. #SOVINTERN_NORTH_AMERICA #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇷🇺 Black October 1993. The homeland of our fear? 🚜 On October 3–4, 1993, street fighting unfolded in Moscow between supporters of the Supreme Soviet and President Boris Yeltsin. This clash became the bloodiest event in Russia's modern political history: dozens killed and hundreds missing. 🎖 One can speculate at length about the inadmissibility of using force against the last supreme Soviet body that Russia inherited from the already destroyed Union, but the events on the streets of Moscow did not happen in a vacuum. The conflict with the president and his entourage lasted more than a year: the Supreme Soviet, consisting of more than a thousand deputies, adopted numerous decisions to stop the predatory voucher privatization launched by the team of the young reformer Yegor Gaidar, and then to remove Yeltsin himself. The trial run took place on May 1, 1993. Thousands of people came out for the May Day demonstration of workers' solidarity and clashed with the police, but the action produced no substantial results. ❗️ The Supreme Soviet ended its path under tank shelling for two main reasons: 1️⃣ It did not rely on broad and active working masses. All the appeals of the Supreme Soviet's leaders to the people met with apathy; the Russian worker lacked subjectivity. 2️⃣ In the ranks of the Supreme Soviet there was no leader capable of taking responsibility and power instead of Yeltsin. Vice President Rutskoy, Chairman Khasbulatov and General Makashov were more hostages than masters of circumstances, which is why they failed to make sensible use of the several thousand supporters who came out to defend the Supreme Soviet with their breasts. 🛠 The shelling of October 4, 1993, is undoubtedly a tragedy which, contrary to widespread opinion, did not put an end to the political activity of the masses in Russia, but rather the opposite. Suffice it to recall the 1996 presidential elections. The main lesson that the young generation of progressive leaders must draw from those events is that the fate of the country can only be changed by relying on a well-organized, conscious and motivated social base. Without this, at the decisive moment you will find yourself a general without an army. #SOVINTERN_DATE #Moscow_network_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

They wanted to do better, but it turned out as always 🗣 Estonian media companies are demonstrating a model of «brilliant» media management: it turns out that if you remove Russian dubbing and voice-over translation, along with the language you can also lose the Russian-speaking audience. Now local media are calling for the ban to be lifted, since after abandoning Russian voice-over the audience of some channels shrank by more than 50%. 🚨 It is important to understand that here it has long been not so much about defending the Estonian language as about pushing Russian out of the public space. Tallinn long ago declared Russia — the country that played a key role in Estonia gaining its freedom and sovereignty — its enemy, and for decades has been pursuing a policy of displacing the Russian language. People, especially representatives of the older generation, are effectively being forced to renounce the language with which they grew up and lived most of their lives, and then they are surprised at the shrinking Russian-speaking audience. It turns out the Estonian media market shot itself in the foot. Language is above all a means of communication, but in present-day Estonia it has been turned into a criterion of political filtering. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Even children are protesting 🔊 In France, protests by lycée students have turned into a national mobilization within days. On October 1, the actions affected more than a thousand lycées, and on October 2, around 400 educational institutions were closed. By October 3, the number of detainees exceeded 5,000, 85% of whom are minors aged approximately 15–18. The causes were a shortage of teachers, overcrowded classes, dilapidated buildings and a lack of resources for the education system. 🔥 When children are forced to take part in protests, this is already a symptom of the erosion of the state system. Instead of seeking a solution to the problem, the authorities prefer forceful methods — the physical suppression of protesters. Moreover, the French elites speak of a lack of money, yet the state continues to increase military spending — while in the field of education it plans to cut more than one and a half thousand teaching positions. ❗️ Money is found for rearmament in the interests of the elites, but for ensuring the basic rights of its own population, «resources» constantly have to be «sought». A state that is unable to provide children with normal schools, teachers and decent learning conditions is gradually losing the trust of its citizens and collapsing. Thousands of detentions and hundreds of closed lycées are an indicator of how deeply discontent with the state of the system has accumulated in France. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇩🇪 The Hypocritical Patriotism of Gay Nationalists The Alternative for Germany party, which many supporters of Trump and the rightward turn present as almost the only hope of «white» Germany, is simply scoring points off the deceived. Its chairwoman, Alice Weidel, is the best illustration of this. She herself: ❗️ A lesbian against homosexuals; ❗️ Against migration with an immigrant partner; ❗️ Against adoption by gay couples, but adopted two children; ❗️ And, finally, a German nationalist living in Switzerland, which is cleaner. Right-wing means hypocrite #SOVINTERN_MEME #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇧🇷 Elections in Brazil. Lula will win! 🗳 On October 4, historic presidential elections will be held in Brazil. Like any electoral race in Brazil, this campaign is remembered for numerous twists, accusations of corruption between opponents, the publication of compromising material and competitions among political strategists. The latest battle unfolded around Brazil's religious patroness, Our Lady of Aparecida. Catholics recalled an old story when, back in 2007, an adviser to a presidential candidate, Victorio Galli, tried to encroach on the Black Madonna, and the scandal happily spread across the Internet. Bolsonaro junior began to justify himself and even came to a TV debate for the first time, which he had not done before. 🤩 But the main point is not at all in the course of the election campaign. What matters is that Brazil must choose the path along which the country will go in the future. Either Trump's nephew who flies to Washington, Bolsonaro: the rolling back of social reforms, an ineffective policy of violence in establishing order in the cities, the sale of priceless forest resources to transnational corporations, etc., or the independent left-wing president Lula, who over his three terms brought Brazil to a qualitatively new level of internal development and of its place in international relations. ❗️ Since Brazil, in economic weight and potential, is half of Latin America, an election result in favour of Lula could break the vicious circle of apathy and inspire the poor population of the region to a new mobilization around sovereign people's leaders, as has happened before. Lula will win! Brazil will win! #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Latin_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Japan cuts off its nose to spite its face. On new sanctions against Russia 🌟📉 The Japanese government is studying a new package of sanctions against Russia. The targets could be the «shadow fleet» vessels transporting Russian oil, as well as the expansion of export restrictions and tighter export controls. The formal pretext is Putin's visit to Iturup, though the real aim is to show solidarity with the US and the EU. 🖕❗️ But here is the trap. Takaichi's course towards militarization requires either a powerful military industry or allies. Without the American umbrella and European support, the «belligerent picture» collapses. At the same time, Japan depends on Russian LNG and coal — energy resources account for about 60% of all imports from Russia. Sanctions against the shadow fleet will hit Moscow, but Tokyo will struggle to withstand the counterblow to gas supplies. In Japan they understand this — and that is why they have been dragging out the decision for more than a month. 🇯🇵 The result is a vicious circle: afraid of showing weakness, Tokyo takes a step that strikes at its own interests. Japan is cornering itself, risking economic stability for the support and approval of the White House. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

The UN against «undesirable» states 🔨 In another attempt to push out inconvenient and alternative positions, the French presidency did not allow Belarus to speak at the UN Security Council session on Ukraine, despite the request sent in advance by Minsk. At the same time, representatives of a number of European states, including Spain, Germany, Italy, Moldova, the Netherlands, Finland and other Western countries, were undoubtedly given the floor. 🇧🇾 Belarus shares a border with Ukraine and directly faces the consequences of the conflict — therefore, granting the floor on a selective and biased basis calls into question the principle of equal representation in the international organization. «So I ask: where are those countries and where are we? How have they suffered from this conflict and how have we? How do they understand and see the conflict and how do we understand and see it. There is a difference, after all. They were given the floor. We were not», — commented on what happened Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov. 🦅 If the UN lays claim to the role of a universal and inclusive platform, its mechanisms must take into account the interests of a broader circle of states, and not depend on the political views of a particular presidency and its allies. On October 1, Vladimir Putin once again stressed the need to reform the UN: «The UN — although it is the most representative world organization — is in fact managed far less collegially and democratically than was intended. A disproportionately large influence is exerted by a limited group of Western countries, which, being a clear world minority, seeks to appropriate the functions of governance». #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN